Billecart-Salmon : Cuvée 200

The refined nobility of a complex and powerful Champagne

The property

Since its creation in 1818 by the couple Elisabeth Salmon and Nicolas-François Billecart, the Champagne Billecart-Salmon House has remained independent, preserving for 7 generations the entirety of its know-how and the demand for the quality of its cuvées.

The vineyard

The vineyard of the Billecart-Salmon House extends from the Côte des Blancs to the Montagne de Reims over nearly 100 hectares. The vines are cultivated and cared for in a traditional way to approach an authentic fruit and reflect the quality of the Champagne terroir.

The wine

Prestigious limited edition, Cuvée 200 from Billecart-Salmon celebrates the 200 years of an illustrious Champagne house that has managed to cross the ages while maintaining its family independence, guardian of a craft know-how. Coming from 8 prestigious Grands Crus from the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs, the Cuvée 200 from Billecart-Salmon offers the expression of a singular champagne that immortalizes the expression of 4 exceptional vintages (2000, 2003, 2008, 2012).

Blend

Pinot noir (92%), chardonnay (4%) and pinot meunier (4%).

Characteristics and tasting advice for the Cuvée 200 from Billecart-Salmon

Tasting

Color
Sparkling, the color is of a delicate pale gold adorned with yellow reflections. The string of bubbles is fine and perfectly structured.

Nose
Revealing all the nobility of the great terroirs, the aromatic bouquet displays this refined complexity that is discovered by giving the wine time to reveal the fullness of its personality. Delicacy of floral scents, freshness of apple fragrances reminiscent of the sweetness of the orchard in summer, greediness of toasted dried fruit notes, the nose is intoxicated by the aromatic power of the wine shining with brilliant citrus fragrances.

Palate
In a breadth with a tension revealing a perfect harmony, Cuvée 200 from Billecart-Salmon twirls with intensity on the palate in a mouth with generous sapidity. Without losing in intensity, the development in the mouth reveals the complexity of this exceptional champagne by stretching in the wake of a delicious finish with shimmering saline minerality. A rare champagne, marked with the seal that makes the prestige of the Billecart-Salmon House.